Becker's Healthcare June 3, 2024
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based HonorHealth Research and Innovation Institute is among the first facilities in the nation — and one of 30 worldwide — to use new stroke prevention stents, according to a May 29 news release.
The device is a non-surgical, catheter-based implant that fights plaque buildup in arteries connected to the neck and brain. It is an experimental treatment for carotid artery stenosis or carotid artery disease being piloted in clinical trials as a three-in-one “carotid stent and post-dilation balloon system [which] is designed to deliver a self-expanding carotid artery stent while using a special filter to prevent emboli (blockage) debris from reaching the brain,” according to the release.
Traditionally, the diagnosis would require a carotid...
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